Safwat Ghayur: Former PSF activist and Chief of Pakistan’s Frontier Constabulary martyred by Taliban
It so sad to hear assassination of Sifwat Ghayur . He was former active member of PSF ,which is a student body affiliated with peoples party . later he joined civil services of Pakistan. He was killed in the attack along with his driver and bodyguard in Peshawar today.
PESHAWAR: A suicide bomber attacked a vehicle carrying the Chief of Pakistan’s Frontier Constabulary in Peshawar on Wednesday, killing him and two others as the area struggles to recover from more than a week of devastating floods.
Rescue workers frantically tried to extinguish fires that engulfed several cars in the minutes after the attack near a major market in the city.
Sifwat Ghayur, the head of the Frontier Constabulary, was killed in the attack along with his driver and bodyguard, said Abdul Rahman Khan, a local police officer. The explosion also injured 14 other people, he said.
It was unclear whether the suicide bomber attacked on foot or was in a vehicle, said Khan.
The attack comes as the northwest, which has been plagued by violence at the hands of the Pakistani Taliban, is trying to get back on its feet after heavy monsoon rains a week ago triggered devastating floods that have killed 1,500 people.
Very sad incident, according to his friends : He was a great man and was a big supporter of PPP. May Allah Bless him with the gift of Heaven Ameen.
Sifwat Ghayur was a true Pakistani. His grandfather (Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar) was a prominent leader of Pakistan Movement.
A true humanitarian and a brave soldier, this tragic incident calls for a strict action and the perpetrators of these attacks must be brought to justice. No initiatives of peace talks can ever materialize with such barbarians as we need to pull them out from their caves and hunt down each one of them. The apologists must also face the wrath of the public
Counter insurgency measures need to well planned and well executed, the policy of reactionary military offensives are not likely to succeed as often we are merely treating the situation and not addressing the factors that contributed to that situation. Religious extremism is still rampant in our society and thus militants have ample grounds to find new recruits. We need to identify the factors that promote violence and invest more in social reforms for if the needs of citizens are met they are less likely to be influenced by the propaganda.
sifwat ghayur,the loss of brilliant,inteligent n reverend son of the soil.he laid his precious life in the line of his honourable duty.may allah place his soul in high places.aameen
There are very few in this world who live for others and very rare in PSP. Sifwat ghayur was a real hero, cop and brave son of the country. God knows when someone like him will come again in PSP. We all love u sifwat ghayur.
One of the very best police officers we had! Also, he was from a great family that knew mine and my grandfather being in the police as well, I can feel his family’s pain.
The fundamentalists cannot take our country away from us no matter how hard they try!
When these cowardly jackals take the life of a lion like Sifwat, they should know that the rest of the pride will hunt them down and squash them!
Get the facts straight. If incapable, atleast get the spelling of this great patriot’s name corrected.
Regards
Shahid Durrani